FIBT World Championships 1959

The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, and 1957.

1959 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland

Two man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold   Italy (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alverà)
Silver   Italy (Sergio Zardini, Sergio Siorpaes)
Bronze   United States (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler)

Four man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold   United States (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Vooris, Thomas Butler)
Silver   Italy (Sergio Zardini, Alberto Righini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Romano Bonagura)
Bronze   West Germany (Franz Schelle, Eduard Kaltenberger, Josef Sterff, Otto Göbl)

This was the last American bobsleigh gold medal at the world championships until 2009.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)1203
2  United States (USA)1012
3  West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226


References

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